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LifeView FlyVideo series User Manual

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User's Manual
Jan, 2000

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  • Page 1 FlyVideo TV / Video Capture Card User’s Manual Jan, 2000...
  • Page 2 Every effort has been made to ensure against any inaccuracies or oversights in this publication. However, Animation Technologies Inc. can not be held responsible for any loss of information stemming from the use of FlyVideo series product. LifeView registered trademark Animation Technologies Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.2 System Requirements 1.3 Hardware Installation 1.4 Software Installation 1.4.1 Windows 98 Driver Installation 1.4.2 Windows 95 Driver Installation 1.4.3 Lifeview Utility Installation Chapter II - Running FlyVideo Program 2.1 User Interface 2.2 Video Capture 2.3 Using the FlyRadio Application 2.4 Accelerator Keys Summary...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction Introduction Welcome to the world of LifeView FlyVideo series capture card. With this multimedia product, you can use it as a convenient tool for any purpose including video conference, video editing, class presentation, or even entertainment. The jumperless design and PnP (Plug & Play) implementation simplify the tedious installation process.

  • Page 6: Chapter I Setting Up Your Flyvideo Card

    Chapter I Setting up your FlyVideo Card Chapter I Setting up your FlyVideo Card 1.1 Package Contents Unpack your FlyVideo series package and be sure that all items are intact. The following items should be included in your FlyVideo series package: •...

  • Page 7: Hardware Installation

    3. Press the FlyVideo card firmly into the slot until it snaps in place. And secure the card by replacing the screw you remove from step 2. 4. Plug the TV cable onto FlyVideo series capture card’s antenna adapter input. 5. Connecting video devices: For FlyVideo’98 users:...
  • Page 8 Chapter I Setting up your FlyVideo Card Step1. Connect the air antenna or cable to the antenna input. Step2. Connect the Audio output of FlyVideo series capture card to the “Line in” of your sound card. Step3. Connect the “Speak out” or “Line out” connector of your sound card to the speaker.
  • Page 9 Step2. Plug the supplied Radio aerial cable into the FM connector. Step3. Connect the Audio output of FlyVideo series capture card to the “Line in” of your sound card. Step4. Connect the “Speak out” or “Line out” connector of your sound card to the speaker.

  • Page 10: Software Installation

    Chapter I Setting up your FlyVideo Card 1.4 Software Installation Your FlyVideo’98 series package comes with complete Windows software utilities. These utilities come on a CD-ROM included in the package. Before installation, it is highly recommended that all background programs or TSRs are disabled.
  • Page 11 Chapter I Setting up your FlyVideo Card The next screen that appears will ask how you would like the drivers to be installed: Select the first option “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)” and click the Next button. The next dialog window will ask you where the drivers are located and present locations available:...
  • Page 12 Chapter I Setting up your FlyVideo Card Click on the option “Specify a Location” and type in D:\Drv\win98\english in the blank area. (replace D: with correct CD-ROM drive if necessary). Click on Next when you are ready to proceed. The next dialog box shows that Window 98 is ready to install driver for FlyVideo’98-Video, click on Next button to start Windows 98 will start copying files.
  • Page 13 Chapter I Setting up your FlyVideo Card If all goes well, Windows 98 successfully installed the FlyVideo’98 –Video driver into your system. The following window will confirm that. Click Finish to complete driver installation. The next dialog will show to install driver for FlyVideo’98-Audio Repeat the step as installing driver for FlyVideo’98-Video.

  • Page 14: Windows 95 Driver Installation

    Windows 95 will then launch the Add New Hardware Wizard and display the following screen: At this point, make sure you have the Lifeview Utility CD-ROM inserted into the CD-ROM drive. Click Next to proceeds. Windows will scan the floppy drive and the CD-ROM drive in search of the drivers.
  • Page 15 Chapter I Setting up your FlyVideo Card Click Finish to complete the installation of the drivers. At this point, you may get a screen displayed below if the default path for driver installation isn’t correct or doesn’t exist. If you do not get the screen below, then your default path is pointed at the CD-ROM drive and you may skip over the next two steps.

  • Page 16: Lifeview Utility Installation

    1.4.3 Lifeview Utility Installation The drivers are now successfully installed. The next step is to install the Lifeview Utility application. Click on Start / Run to bring up the Run dialog box. In the Open: space, type the following “D:\INSTALL.EXE” to access this file from the CD-ROM.
  • Page 17 Chapter I Setting up your FlyVideo Card Click on Lifeview Utility Driver to start the application installation process. The following screen will ask you to select which drivers to install. Select the “Windows ’95 ’98 “ to begin. Click on English to continue...
  • Page 18 Chapter I Setting up your FlyVideo Card The next dialog box will ask you the directory you want to install the application. Accept the default directory or type in a different directory you want and click on OK button to continue.
  • Page 19 Chapter I Setting up your FlyVideo Card The next dialog box is confirming the application installation is completed. Click on Ok button to continue You will be prompted by Windows 98 /95 to reboot the system so all changes may take effect. Click on Yes button to restart the system...
  • Page 20 Chapter I Setting up your FlyVideo Card Congratulations! You have now successfully installed the FlyVideo’98 drivers and application. Note that there are other applications available to install off of the CD-ROM installation program. The one you may need to use is the DirectX 5.0 if the FlyVideo’98 application doesn’t run correctly.

  • Page 21: Chapter Ii - Running Flyvideo Program

    Running FlyVideo Program To start the FlyVideo program, double-click on the FlyVideo icon located in your FlyVideo program group window shown as below. Or go to Start | programs | LifeView FlyVideo’98 | FlyVideo FlyVideo Series Program Group Window 2.1 User Interface This section describes details on how to operate FlyVideo efficiently.
  • Page 22 Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program Help Press this button to activate FlyVideo on-line help menu. About Press this button to display FlyVideo copyright information. Always on Top This button will allow FlyVideo program to be on top of all other applications. Press this button to switch to TV source.
  • Page 23 Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program Band - For all users other than in Japan, use Standard band range. Odd/Even frequency detect -. The utility will tune to next frequency in odd number (94.3, 94.5, 94,7….) or even number (94.2, 94.4. 94.6..) if you choose Odd Frequency option or Even Frequency option, respectively.
  • Page 24 Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program Video Setting Click on this button to display the Video Setting screen (shown as Figure 2.1.1). There are four horizontal bars that will allow you to adjust the video settings. Adjustments for Brightness, Contrast, Hue, and Saturation are provided. Each has a slide pointer that will allow you to adjust the video attribute either positive or negative depending on which way the slide pointer is dragged.
  • Page 25 Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program Mute Click on this button to toggle between on and off. Volume Down Click on this button to decrease the volume. Volume Up Click on this button to increase the volume. Channel Display This area will display the current channel number if the current video display is set to TV.
  • Page 26 Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program This function will let you make a assigned channel list that enables you to tune in your favorite channels with Channel Up and Down button (for those channels that are not added to the favorite list will not be tune in). Note: If there is no channel number listed under Available column, please click on Scan Show button to scan all available channels first.
  • Page 27 Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program If you want to exit this function, click the right mouse button on any “non live video” portion of the Scan Show. Double click the right mouse button on the live video window to terminate the Scan Show. Put the rest of the side notes below this (ie.
  • Page 28 Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program It will allow you to make a Full Channel Scan and naming your favorite channels. • Std Scan (Standard Scan) Same function as Scan Show button without multi-windows display. • Ext Scan (Extended Scan) Use this function if some channels in your area are not detected by using Scan Show button (it will takes about 10 minutes to make a full frequency scan).

  • Page 29: Video Capture

    Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program 2.2 Video Capture FlyVideo series is a genuine video capture card. With FlyVideo, you can view and capture “live” video from a variety of different sources such as VCRs, television, laser disk or camcorders. To do this, press your right mouse button anywhere inside the video window (shown as Figure 2.2.1 below).
  • Page 30 Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program Snapshot to File Steps: 1. Click on Snapshot to File button, a Save As dialog box appears 2. Type in the file name, and click on Ok button to save Snapshot to Clipboard Steps: 1. Click on Snapshot to Clipboard button 2.
  • Page 31 Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program 2. Click on File menu and select Set Capture File option, a dialog box will pop up as Type in the file name you want to save and click on OK button. 3. Click on Capture menu, select Capture Settings option, a dialog box appears Change the Frame Rate and Enable Capture Time Limit as you wish.
  • Page 32 Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program Playback AVI File Use this button to play AVI file that you have previously recorded Hide Video Window Use this button to close the Video Display Window Aspect Ratio 4:3 Use this button to re-size your Video Display Window with a ratio of 4 (length) to 3 (height)

  • Page 33: Using The Flyradio Application

    Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program 2.3 Using the FlyRadio Application (FlyVideo’98 FM model only) 1. Chose “ Start | Programs | LifeView FlyVideo’98 | FlyRaido” to run the FlyRadio application. 2. The FlyRadio Window 3. This section describes details on how to operate FlyRadio efficiently.
  • Page 34 Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program Increase frequency by step Press this button to add the frequency that step is 0.1 MHz. Decrease frequency by step Press this button to decrease the frequency that step is 0.1 MHz. About the FlyRadio Press this button to display FlyRadio copyright information.

  • Page 35: Accelerator Keys Summary

    Chapter II Running FlyVideo Program 2.4 Accelerator Keys Summary FlyVideo provides accelerator keys for easy manipulation. Following is the list of all keystrokes, which FlyVideo provides. Help Toggle Mute on/off Toggle Air/Cable TV BackSpace Recall Last Channel Add/Clear channel Snapshot to Clipboard PageUP Previous AV Source PageDown...

  • Page 36: Appendix A Remote Controller

    Appendix A Remote Controller FlyVideo series provides remote controllable functions for easy access to major AV functions. Button Description: 1. Power Off Press this button to terminate FlyVideo program. 2. Mouse Mode Press this button to toggle between control and mouse mode.
  • Page 37 Appendix A 7. Volume Up Click this button to increase the audio volume. 8. Volume Down Click this button to decrease the audio volume. 9 Air/CATV Click this button to toggle between Air and CATV channels. 10 Recall Jump to last selected TV channel. 11.

  • Page 38: Appendix B Q & A

    Appendix B Q & A Q: I start up the FlyVideo series, it give me an “Invalid Interrupt number...” error, what could be wrong? A: Please refer to your mother board manual and run the BIOS “PCI and PNP setup” or something similar make sure the PCI‘s “Auto configuration”...
  • Page 39 Appendix B Q: I installed the FlyVideo series under Windows 95, after re-start the Windows, fire up the FlyVideo series, then the system just hang, nothing appears, what could be wrong? A: After run the SETUP program to install the FlyVideo series application program, please also use the control Panel to install the hardware driver.

  • Page 40: Licensing And Warranties

    Lifeview Technologies Inc. grants the original purchaser a limited, nonexclusive license, without the right to sublicense, to use this copy of Lifeview software on a single computer at a time. Lifeview reserves all right not expressly granted and retains title and ownership of the software including subsequent copies in any media.
  • Page 41 C.O.D. If the failed product has been modified in any way without the consent of Lifeview or if the failure is the result of misuse, abuse, or misapplication, Lifeview has no obligation to repair...
  • Page 42 DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT EVEN IF LIFEVIEW HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGE, SO THE ABOVE LIMITAION MAY NOT APPLY.

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